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NERC and FERC Recommend Protection System Commissioning Improvements

Between 18 and 36 percent of reported utility misoperations were attributed to issues that could have been detected through a …

FERC & NERC Issue Joint Report on Freeze Reliability Failures

The in-depth report outlines twenty-eight recommendations to address freeze reliability failures, including operating practices and recommendations for NERC standards modifications …

NERC Accelerates Additional Cold Weather Standards Changes

At its November 2021 meeting, NERC’s Board of Trustees took aggressive action to advance critical cold weather Reliability Standards. Most …

PRC-002-2 Disturbance Monitoring and Reporting Standard: Initial Mandatory Implementation Plan Dates Approach

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved PRC-002-2 in September, 2015. The initial due date for system studies necessary to identify …

OSHA’s National Emphasis Program on Heat-Related Illness and Injuries

On September 20, 2021 in an OSHA National News Release, OSHA published a memorandum establishing an enforcement initiative that is …

Substation Hardening: Don’t Be a Pawn to Security

Protecting our critical energy infrastructure from physical security threats is certainly not a game, but the process can take some …

NJDEP Implements New Jersey Environmental Justice Law Through Administrative Order

On September 22, 2021, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Commissioner announced the issuance of Administrative Order (AO) …